Jeff Brown

The state is working through nearly 1,200 license applications for marijuana businesses. About one-fourth have conditional approval, none have final OK.

It's ultimately up to the Legislature and Gov. Phil Murphy, but the Cannabis Regulatory Commission has suggestions for the social equity excise fee money.

Sales topped $24 million in the first month of adult-use recreational sales at dispensaries. Spending per transaction has been shrinking.

One dispensary started recreational marijuana sales today, ending a five-week delay. Five others got permission to launch within weeks.

.Though legal recreational marijuana sales have begun after a surprising delay, a Senate panel scrutinized the new industry at a 4 1/2 hour hearing.

Cannabis Regulatory Commission approves recreational marijuana sales at 13 dispensaries owned by seven companies. Start dates are not yet set.

The Cannabis Regulatory Commission shelved a plan to let medical dispensaries start selling to other adults, citing concerns over supply and patient access.

Sales of state-regulated recreational marijuana will start when expansions of medical dispensaries are approved. That might be weeks away, but maybe not.

Half of the 14 new licenses for medical marijuana went to businesses in Central Jersey. Four of 14 would grow and sell at dispensaries. Ten are cultivators.

Interim rules set licensing priorities, fees and more but leave some details for later. A date to start sales isn't set but must happen by Feb. 15.